American winner takes all

Chapter 64 When the stars shine

Timber Creek High School, located on the outskirts of Orlando, welcomed a group of uninvited guests this morning. This group of young people stepped off the bus. They were all stout and had fierce eyes.

Ethan is also involved. He participated in the pre-game training this morning as a member of the "Western All-Stars", but his expression was not relaxed.

On the bus, he learned something. Among the 50-man roster, there were five quarterbacks including himself.

After all, this is the core position of the team, and coupled with the showmanship nature of the game, elite high school quarterbacks throughout the West are being heralded.

Among the four quarterbacks, he is the youngest, the most junior, and the one with the fewest appearances.

Now we can only settle for the next best thing. Even if we can't be a starter, we must try our best to get opportunities to play.

On the court of Timber Creek High School, the team members saw the Western All-Star head coach who was waiting here in advance.

Compared with Thomas, he still has hair, is shorter, has sunken eye sockets, and his eyes are somewhat sharp.

The players in the All-Star Game are the elites of each high school, and the coach is certainly no ordinary person.

The head coach of the Western team is Bob Ladouceur.De La Salle High School from California, as you can tell from its name, is a Catholic reserve boys high school, and in the high school football world, this school is a legend.

It once created an undefeated record of 1992 games from 2003 to 151. It is the holder of the longest winning streak in high school football. It has been selected as the strongest high school in national football ten times by ESPN and has won five national championships.Bob Ladouceur himself has achieved a terrifying record of 371 wins, 25 losses, and 3 draws in his coaching career.His deeds were adapted into the Hollywood movie "When the Game Stands Tall" (When the Game Stands Tall)

However, at this time, the undefeated record of DeLS High School had just begun, and Bob was only selected because he led the team to the California championship last year.

"Welcome everyone, I believe you all know that the West has defeated the Eastern team for three consecutive years, but this year, the situation will most likely be reversed. After all, the Eastern team has Payton, the quarterback from Isidore Newman School in New Orleans. Manning, receiver Randy Moss from Dupont High School in West Virginia, running back Eddie George from Ford Union High School in Pennsylvania..." Bob Ladouceur read off a long list of names.

Ethan, a football novice, naturally didn’t know that all of the names Bob read out would later receive Super Bowl championship rings.

"So, the Western Conference team doesn't have much chance of winning this year. Considering the nature of the All-Star Game, it is more of a platform for communication and display."

"As for my employment strategy, I will make corresponding adjustments. I will not go all out to win, but let the players who will enter the 12th grade in the fall have more court time. After all, you need this stage to show yourself and win the university. Favor.”

"Those players who will enter college in the fall will also have the opportunity to play. You are about to enter college. This is the most critical stage of your career. I will try my best to help you gain confidence before entering the NCAA."

"As for the students in the lower grades... there seems to be only one in this team, Ethan O'Connor, are you here?" Bob looked around pretending.

"I see you, you are great, very talented, this is a good exercise for you, I will let you appear, hope to see you here next year." Bob Ladouceur nodded .

These words were not so high-sounding, nor did they have any encouragement, but they were very plain. They directly stated what this group of players needed most at the moment, and took care of every group. It can be said that it directly pointed to the hearts of the people.

"Coach Bob, this new guy is the quarterback." Someone in the crowd suddenly said.

"Is that so? Then I may need to take back what I just said. This position needs to be considered separately." Upon hearing this, Bob immediately changed his mind.

You can tell that he will treat the quarterback rotation individually.

During the next group drill, Bob left five quarterbacks on the team alone.

Ethan looked at the other four people, one was a black man and the other three were white.He is actually the second to last person in height, and even the person who is the last to last person is only a hair shorter than him.

As for his body, Ethan is not outstanding. It can be said that the other four quarterbacks also have weird physiques.

Looking at it vertically, Ethan felt that he had no advantage.In the next self-introduction session, Ethan's disadvantages were even more obvious.

The black man with the most exaggerated figure is named Tommy Frazier. He comes from the Hurricanes of Manny High School in Nevada. He won the state championship with the team for the first time in 1990 and won the state championship again in 92 as the main quarterback.

Dark-haired Pat Barnes, from Trabuco High School in California, was named the best high school quarterback in California last year.

Small-eyed Keith Smith, from Clements High School in Houston, was a Texas All-Star last year.

Brad Ott, who is tall and long-armed, comes from the Wolves of South Kitsap High School in Washington State. He didn't get any results last year, but he led the team to an undefeated record of 92-14 in 0.

After the four people introduced themselves, including the head coach, they all looked at Ethan.

"Ethan O'Connor, from Beverly Hills High School, Los Angeles, California." Ethan nodded.

Then there is no more.

"Are you the replacement Eric? This kid lost a bet with me in the All-Star Game last year and still owes me $100." The tall Brad Ott suddenly recalled something.

"Then you can only go to the hospital bed and ask for it. He suffered a wedge fracture of his lumbar spine when I hit him."

"Oh, s**t, then he's finished." Keith Smith shook his head and sighed.

On the other side, the head coach has already begun to make calculations. He only feels that these four quarterbacks are relatively average, and no one will convince the crowd if they are given the main role alone.It was decided to let four people play one section each.

Everyone doesn't have much playing time. As for Ethan, coach Bob is still ready to give up.

Of course, in order to take care of Ethan's emotions, Bob would not say it himself. He had to let Ethan feel the difference in strength for himself, so he suggested: "The five of you will conduct a quarterback ability test later to decide In order of playing, as for Ethan, he will also participate. The person with the highest total score will be the first to choose."

There are two comprehensive tests for quarterbacks, one originates from the Quarterback Challenge held by the NFL every year, and the other is Quarterback Camp.

The former is more basic, while the latter measures the quarterback's advanced abilities.

Bob Ladouceur chose the former.

The test is divided into four items, namely speed and movement, reading defense, accuracy, and long pass.There is a score calculation system that can intuitively calculate the total score, with a full score of 120.

Tommy Fraser was the first to volunteer.

He performed well in the speed and movement events and made all three passes on the artificial obstacle course, finishing in 19 seconds.

The black-haired Pat Barnes, who has excellent reflexes and high passing accuracy, received the highest score in the reading defense event.

But his accuracy was not as high as that of Keith Smith, who came next. In the third event, he hit all the targets and got full marks directly.

As for Brad Ott, who is tall and long-armed, he has a lot of experience in long passes, and he made a 60-yard NLF professional-level super long-distance pass.

It can be said that the four of them each have their own merits, and then it is the turn of the last Ethan to come on stage...

　感谢读者吃软饭打赏100点。感谢朱风绝、书友150731141244589、书友20210301106578074752、21新秀、松弦歌、元始大帝、东之深渊、午夜歌（2张）、书友20220302102219456、我想吃肉不知道该怎么办、书友1502919084511861、书友20230525112423379、啊吗呢呀、大浚浚送出的月票。

　　
　
(End of this chapter)